TRIUMPHED Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

triumphed

verb

past tense of triumph

as in prevailed

to achieve victory (as in a contest) despite an accident early on, the runner persevered and ultimately triumphed

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as in delighted

to feel or express joy or triumph the team triumphed by hoisting their coach into the air and carrying her off the field

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Recent Examples of triumphed Argentina triumphed on penalties in 1998, after David Beckham was sent off, and England won via a penalty in 2002, when Beckham went some way to atoning for what happened four years earlier by converting from the spot. — Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026 Morocco has already gone toe-to-toe with Brazil in the group stages and triumphed over the Netherlands in the Round of 32, but bigger fish are there to be fried. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 In the Queen of the Ring final, Iyo Sky triumphed over Liv Morgan. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 Venezuela triumphed for the first time, defeating Team USA, 3-2, in the championship game in Miami. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026 Valdez triumphed in her congressional primary, as did two other insurgent candidates endorsed by Mamdani, and Israel was a key issue in each of the races. — Steve Peoples, Fortune, 24 June 2026 The oldest and largest is Aemond’s dragon Vhagar, who has already triumphed over a couple of Team Black’s dragonriders. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 This time, England triumphed, energizing its bid to end 60 years of hurt on the international stage. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026 And on the same day Burnham triumphed in Makerfield, the Conservatives won a parliamentary seat in Scotland from the Scottish Nationalist Party. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026

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Last month, Lindsey Graham, the longtime senator, prevailed over five primary challengers.

— Terry Collins, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Džumhur ultimately prevailed 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 7-6(4) in three hours and 42 minutes, but the incident was another example of players not yet getting to grips with how ELC works.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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After Friday’s delay in the Paramount-WBD antitrust lawsuit, shares of both media companies slid in after-hours trading, foes of the merger exulted and observers tried to process the latest twist in the merger saga.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2026
Watching from New Orleans, former Huskers star guard Tyronn Lue exulted.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026